The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-04-15

and who with a number of law books,
one particularly with a very elaborate
chapter on drawing wills. drew his own
will, and it required an expensive law
suit and the decision of Il court of chan
Gerry to give it proper effect. The will
of Lord Wcstbury, another lord high
chancellor, drawn by himself, met with
the same fate could give vou many
similar instances.
There have been devises to animals
or for their benefit, which have been
held valid to cats. dogs. horses. and
even parrots. Not infrequently people
have undersaken to show their spite
and hatred. and sometimes their humor.
in wills.
The will of Lord Pembroke in the
seventeenth century has several items
of that kind-for instance: '.Itcm-I
give nothing to my Lord Saye, and |
do make him this legacy willingly be-
cause | know that he will faithfully
distribute it unto the poor. ltem-l
give up the ghost
Lord Bacon had no property to leave,
but he left regularly executed will, in
which he bequeathed his name and
memory Ito mems charitable speeches,
to foreign nations. and the next ages"
Shakespeare left an elaborate will,
which contains a claus. that has puz-
zled the Shakespeareans not Il little.
Il give unto my wife my second best
bed. with the furniture" Why did he
only give Ann Hathaway his second
best. and not his hest bed: Nothing
else did she get, and the will has sought
in vain to know the reason why.
Lord Nelson left will drawn Just
| before he went into the battle Of Ira
falgar, by which he bequathed Lady
Hamilton and her daughter to his
king and country, but neither king nor
country accepted the legacy, and they
both came to want, Lady Hamilton dy-
i'll abject poverty.
apoleon in his wi II left handsome
lcv to wretch named Chatillon,
had attempted to assassinate Wei
ton.
u, ,f -, 1,i L., ,l.
lave no available property: | owe a
deal; the rest | give to the
- His last words when dying
:: Il 90 to see the great Perhaps.
lmous French abbe had this pithv
Sc in his will: ''To my steward |
+ .,.,,e nothing, because he has been in
my service for eighteen years.
1t is not unusual for husband to
leave all his property to his wife, with
the proviso that if she marries again
she is to have only what the law allows
her. | have drawn Il number of such
wills. GOV. Morris. the celebrated
American statesman. did not treat his
wits so. He had married very late in
life Ann Randolph, II cousin of John,
of Roanoke.a a woman much Younger
than himself. and with whom he lived
very happily. lie bequeathed Il very
handsome income to her. and then pro-
yided that in case she married again
the income should be doubled.
\ soldier OF a sailor is allowed to
make Il noncupative will-that is, Il
will by word of mouth, by which per-
sonal estate may be disposed of, but
you, being civilian, must make yours
in writing. 1t don't matter much
| what the writing is Ont may be on Il
slate, or table top, OF even a wall,
though it is advisable that it should
be on paper or parchment. You may
write it and sign Your name in pencil
if vou like bnt it is hctter to do it in
ink.
: Iou may make your will in Choc-
taw, if You happen to understand that
language, or it may, rs Hamlet SAYS.
be writ in choicest" You may write
it in shorthand. or in abbreviations, or
/. in cipher, SO long as You leave the key
: behind YOU. Courts are not martnets
as to spelling, and if your photography
is not perfectly ultra, they will not
, mind if they cannot make it out. If
you wish to drop into poetry, even that
is permitted, as in the following case
of valid will shows:
| give and bequeath,
When I'm laid uncerneat
To my two loving sisters no st dalr,
The whole cf my store,
We're it twice as much more.
Which Gods goodness has granted % me.
Aud that none may prevent
This my will and intent,
OR occasion The least of law racket.
With solemn appeal,
| confirm, sign and sen,
This, the true act and deed of Will jacket
You may sign your will by your i'll
itials, and IF your hand is unsteady
YOU may get some onr to guide it
You must have at least two witnesses.
and though YOU may not actually see
the witnesses sign their names vou
must be in such position that YOU
could do so if YOU felt 50 disposed, y as
Mrs. Camp might remark. That was
Judge Rogers ruling i'll the Storey
will case, and it is good law